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3RD ANNUAL ROCKFORD BOXING CLASSIC PACKS CITY MARKET

The third annual Rockford Boxing Classic (RBC) returned Saturday, August 10, 2024, as the Rockford region’s premier outdoor boxing event and fundraiser for the Rockford Patriots Boxing Club, a division of the Patriots Gateway Community Center (501(c)(3)). Sanctioned by USA Boxing, the RBC drew more than 1,000 attendees, including some of the Midwest's top amateurs, local police officers and firefighters, and two iconic mascots who competed amidst an all-ages festival. A free general admission program, event proceeds benefitted the Rockford Patriots Boxing Club, a division of the nonprofit Patriots Gateway Community Center (501(c)(3)).

ABOUT ROCKFORD PATRIOTS BOXING CLUB

Established in 2003, Rockford Patriots Boxing Club has mentored thousands of youngsters with dreams of becoming boxing national champions, world qualifiers and Olympic medalists. A Patriots Gateway Community Center nonprofit program, the Club develops champions in and out of the ring, while keeping the health, safety and success of its students as the top priority. RPBC has produced 22 national champions and served more than 5,000 youth over nearly four decades thanks to the commitment of the Jimmy Goodman family.

ABOUT PATRIOTS GATEWAY COMMUNITY CENTER

Patriots Gateway Community Center (PGCC) was started by the people of Zion Lutheran Church in 1995 to provide opportunities for success for the children and youth of zip code 61104. PGCC opened its doors in 1998 and has served thousands of kids and families in the Rockford area for after-school care, sports, summer camp and many other programs.